More proof that tastes vary

[SFJoe]

"Several populations of the German cockroach have become averse to the glucose used as bait in toxic traps, which has severely reduced the traps' effectiveness. Wada-Katsumata et al. (p. 972; see the cover) show that this aversion is a result of changes in the peripheral gustatory system, whereby glucose, as well as “sweet” receptors, stimulated an aversive bitter compound receptor."

So the mutant roaches taste glucose as bitter.

 

[SFJoe]

This may apply to certain people I know....

 

[Ross Massey]

who knew mutant roaches were part of the AFWE? I expect a tweet from Parker soon...

 

[Steve Edmunds]

mutant roaches uber alles!!!

 

[John Roberts]

I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.

 

[Kay Bixler]

originally posted by John Roberts:
I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.

Thanks for that.

 

[MLipton]

I prefer Maggie (RIP), Terre and Suzzy.

Mark Lipton

 

[kirk wallace]

originally posted by MLipton:
I prefer Maggie (RIP), Terre and Suzzy.

Mark Lipton

ROTFLMFAO!

(Don't go down to Hammond!)

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by kirk wallace:

originally posted by MLipton:
I prefer Maggie (RIP), Terre and Suzzy.

Mark Lipton

ROTFLMFAO!

(Don't go down to Hammond!)

Alas, on my drive to Chicago, that's pretty much unavoidable, but that song never fails to buoy my spirits through the ordeal.

Mark Lipton

 

[kirk wallace]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by kirk wallace:

originally posted by MLipton:
I prefer Maggie (RIP), Terre and Suzzy.

Mark Lipton

ROTFLMFAO!

(Don't go down to Hammond!)

Alas, on my drive to Chicago, that's pretty much unavoidable, but that song never fails to buoy my spirits through the ordeal.

Mark Lipton

Not the original 3, but a really nice version.

 

[Chris Coad]

I've always thought of Kane as a kind of mutant roach. They're good to have around.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by Chris Coad:
I've always thought of Kane as a kind of mutant roach. They're good to have around.

what, he is glucose averse now? does this also trigger a change of allegiance with respect to local baseball teams?

 

[JBrennan]

No Lyle jokes, please.